AltWeeklies Wire
The Meteoric Rise and Fall of a Wave-Ridernew
Rising San Diego surf star Chris O'Rourke died from cancer in 1981. He was so good, surfing photographer Kirk Lee Aeder recently wrote book about him.
San Diego Reader |
Joe Deegan |
06-14-2012 |
Sports
Will Brain Damage Kill Football?new
Military combat personnel in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars may suffer the same kind of brain damage as professional football players.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
06-14-2012 |
Sports
Richard Meltzer's New Gignew
Interview with rock critic Richard Meltzer. Talks about his former columnist gig at the San Diego Reader and his new project with Mike Watt: Spielgusher.
San Diego Reader |
Andrew Hamlin |
06-06-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rock poetry, Richard Meltzer
Survey of Mascara Usersnew
Finding mascara that delivers through rain, sweat, and tears.
San Diego Reader |
Eve Kelly |
06-06-2012 |
Shopping
Chickens, Breasts, and Cancer: Discussnew
Gross: Do chickens get breast cancer tumors? Grosser: Can you catch cancer from eating chicken breast tumors? New subject: how about that phantom electricity?
San Diego Reader |
Matthew Alice |
05-16-2012 |
Health
Will Wall Street Cool on Bridgepoint?new
Since its purchase by Bridgepoint Education, Iowa’s Mount St. Clare College has gone from spending $5000 per student per year on education to $700. Nearby University of Iowa spends $12,000 per student.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
05-11-2012 |
Education
Ferrets Eat Babies. They Shred Human Tissue. They Drink Blood.new
The hush-hush life of forbidden pet ownership.
San Diego Reader |
Dave Good |
05-09-2012 |
Animal Issues
San Diego Union-Tribune Saw Ryan Leaf as a Saviornew
There was a time when the San Diego Union-Tribune prophesized that an NFL player would fill San Diego with super sports boosters. Didn’t happen.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
04-18-2012 |
Sports
Duncan D. Hunter Takes Rummy's Moneynew
Marine Captain Duncan D. Hunter, who's running in next year's GOP primary to replace his father Duncan L. Hunter in Congress, has picked up some heavyweight financial support from none other than Donald Rumsfeld.
San Diego Reader |
Matt Potter |
11-01-2007 |
Politics
A Yearlong Trip Down Crack Streetnew
Inside my journey through homelessness and drug abuse.
San Diego Reader |
Jay Allen Sanford |
11-01-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Of Course You Qualify!new
Foreclosure is the tragic end of predatory lending, lax regulations, and fraud on the part of some brokers and lenders, as well as ignorance, self-delusion, and misplaced trust on the part of many buyers.
San Diego Reader |
Thomas Larson |
09-11-2007 |
Economy
Steal a Pig? No, Steal Bignew
The Securities and Exchange Commission is supposed to police capital markets, but it actually protects corporate bigwigs and Wall Street moguls who fleece the lambs and pluck the geese.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
08-17-2007 |
Economy
